Comics Lifestyle

Comics that no one dares or cares to share.

John Retallick's Page

John Retallick's Friends

John Retallick's Groups

 

Latest Activity

John Retallick left a comment for Andrew Fulton May 20
Andrew Fulton left a comment for John Retallick May 20
John Retallick joined the group Melbourne Comics Apr 27
John Weeks left a comment for John Retallick Apr 23
John Weeks left a comment for John Retallick Apr 23
John Retallick left a comment for John Weeks Apr 23
John Weeks left a comment for John Retallick Apr 19
John Retallick's profile changed Apr 16

Profile

About Me:
I am host of the radio program TheComicSpot on 3CR Community Radio 855am in Melbourne. Starting as the comic correspondent for the DIY Arts Show i've now graduated to full time presenter of an hour of Australian comic goodness. I also write reviews here and there.
Website:
http://thecomicspot.blogspot.com
Hometown:
Melbourne
Some Comic Favorites
Australian comickers, particularly the Melbourne set. Kevin Huizenga is out front at the moment on the Int'l front
Relationship Status:
In a Relationship

Comment Wall (4 comments)

You need to be a member of Comics Lifestyle to add comments!

Join this network

At 4:05pm on May 20th, 2008, Andrew Fulton said…
Hey John,

Are you still podcasting the radio show? You seem to have moved from one fairly inconvenient timeslot to another, but I enjoyed the ones I managed to catch...
At 3:38am on April 24th, 2008, John Weeks said…
Et Voila: http://www.comicslifestyle.com/group/melbournecomics
At 3:23am on April 24th, 2008, John Weeks said…
Maybe we can start a Melbourne comickers group... hold on, I'll set it up and see if anyone signs on. We have a big contingent from Portland, Oregon also.
At 10:56pm on April 19th, 2008, John Weeks said…
Welcome John! Don't hesitate to share yr comics news & views! I wonder if we should start a 'Melbourne Comics' group... a fair chunk of our members are antipodal...
 
 

Latest Activity

Clifton Green Clifton Green is a member of Comics Lifestyle. 1 hour ago
tim danko tim danko added the blog post '...doing ...doing ...doing' Jul 1
Rick Bradford and ord are now friends Jun 30
tim danko tim danko left a comment for Rick Bradford Jun 22
Rick Bradford and tim danko are now friends Jun 22
tim danko tim danko left a comment for Rick Bradford Jun 22
Rick Bradford Rick Bradford left a comment for Anthony Woodward Jun 22
tim danko tim danko left a comment for Rick Bradford Jun 22
Anthony Woodward Anthony Woodward left a comment for Rick Bradford Jun 22
Rick Bradford and Anthony Woodward are now friends Jun 22
Red Moon and David Blumenstein are now friends Jun 21
Rick Bradford and David Blumenstein are now friends Jun 21
anthony anthony is a member of Comics Lifestyle. Jun 21
Adam Ford and David Lasky are now friends Jun 21
thebrooklynartproject and David Lasky are now friends Jun 21
simon mackie and David Lasky are now friends Jun 21
Salgood Sam and David Lasky are now friends Jun 21
Rick Bradford and David Lasky are now friends Jun 21

Daily Link

Fontifier - Your own handwriting on your computer!

Paging Michael Fikaris: "Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a handwriting font that you can use

PODCAST: Stumptown's non-fiction comics panel -- featuring David Chelsea, Dennis P. Eichhorn, Khris Soden and Ryan Alexander-Tanner

So here's a podcast of the Jan. 24 episode of KBOO's comics interview show "Words and Pictures" -- in which S.W. Conser and I introduce highlights from last October's "True Portland Comics" panel at the Stumptown Comics Fest.

Colorful Illustrations 93°C - Part two :: Illustration

The book is called “Colorful Illustration 93*” and features stolen work from 93 different artists, most of whom are emerging young illustrators and designers. Every single image and line of text has been stolen from personal websites and blogs without

http://shakegirl.stanford.edu

Stanford students produce a collaborative graphic novel on the prevalence of acid attacks and violence against women in Cambodia

Stanford students try writing a graphic novel

a 224-page graphic novel titled "Shake Girl," based on the true story of a Cambodian karaoke performer named Tat Marina who was the target of an "acid attack" after she had an affair with a married man.

Daydream believers - Arts - Entertainment - theage.com.au

An excuse to waste time or a means to unleash creativity? Alasdair Sandford meets The Doodle Notebook's creator, Claire Fay, and five scribblers open their notebooks.

Stumptown Round-up

Portland does comickers proud.

At event, every ’toon tells a tale

These participants – old, young, industry veterans and those with no prior experience – have gathered at Cosmic Monkey Comics in the Hollywood District for a 24-hour comic-drawing marathon.

Carlton gets Graphically Novel · Readings.com.au

Bruce Mutard's fab new graphic novel The Sacrifice was launched last night as he and Melbourne comic-identity Bernard Caleo (editor of the local TANGO romance comics anthology) did what the characters in The Sacrifice like doing most - chatting and drinki

Y Tori Kan Read - Stereogum on Tori Amos Comic Anthology

"It's called Comic Book Tattoo and sprawls to an impressive 480 pages. An article over at Comic Book Resources (via PTW) lays it all out in appropriately encyclopedic comic-nerd terms"...

Aging Hipster Test

a cartoon booklet by Mimi Pond

Public 'skine.art Moleskine blog - Boing Boing

Moleskine scans become artist blogs.

DMZ Friendly Fire: reinventing war comics, making them better and more important

from Boing Boing: In the DMZ storyline, America is plunged into civil war, a war between the redneck Free States movement and the authoritarian, Iraq-shocked US military. The two armies meet in New York, turning Manhattan into a giant, rent-asunder demili

Jared Lane

Jared Takrouna Lane is a well known and highly respected New Zealand artist. He is most notable for his comic art (including his acclaimed serial Progress), but has also made a name for himself as an illustrator, storyboard artist and as an exhibiting fin

Lint - 'Little Boyfriend'

Since Lint is now out of print and won't be reprinted, (i.e. I've run out of photocopies) I'm going to post up the stories from it online over the next while starting with Little Boyfriend.

KCET Online - Explore Ca - Web Stories - Graphic_novels

* Jaime Hernandez * Carol Lay * Esther Watson & Mark Todd * Johnny Ryan LA Strips Explore the world of independent comics in Los Angeles. Co-produced with Secret Headquarters

(Re)géné Rations: The New Khmer Graphic Novel - TIME Magazine

Growing up in Phnom Penh between the worlds of his French mother and Khmer father, Séra routinely escaped into the pages of French comics, and again as a young refugee in Paris. Now the author of a dozen graphic novels — three of which have been about

Comics Lifestyle Badge

Spread the word. Get your own Comics Lifestyle badge for your website or MySpace page. (Get Code)

Legalities and Statisticalities




Creative Commons License


All content created specifically for this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivs 2.5 License























Drawing & Illustrations Blogs - Blogged Blog Directory
 

© 2008   Created by John Weeks

Report an Issue  |  Feedback  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service